Mississippi River Timeline
Grade Level:
Fifth Grade
Theme/Title of the day's lesson with a brief description:
Mississippi River Timeline- Students will create a timeline of the life of the Mississippi River as a class after thorough research.
Materials/resources needed:
1. The Mighty Mississippi by Linda Vieira
2. 25 event worksheets (one for every student)
3. Writing utensil for each student.
4. Library reserved.
5. Butcher paper already in library.
6. Masking tape.
Goal(s) for today's lesson:
Students will become aware of the history of the Mississippi River and its importance to society.
Objectives:
Students will research a topic on their own.
Students will know how to create a timeline.
Students will understand the importance of the Mississippi River historically.
Procedures:
Theme/Title of the day's lesson with a brief description:
Mississippi River Timeline- Students will create a timeline of the life of the Mississippi River as a class after thorough research.
Materials/resources needed:
1. The Mighty Mississippi by Linda Vieira
2. 25 event worksheets (one for every student)
3. Writing utensil for each student.
4. Library reserved.
5. Butcher paper already in library.
6. Masking tape.
Goal(s) for today's lesson:
Students will become aware of the history of the Mississippi River and its importance to society.
Objectives:
Students will research a topic on their own.
Students will know how to create a timeline.
Students will understand the importance of the Mississippi River historically.
Procedures:
Introductory Experiences: (15 minutes)
Read The Mighty Mississippi by Linda Vieira to the class.
Ask probing questions about the book (Why did the Ojibwe Indians call the river “Mes-sipi?” What does this translate to in English?- “Big River” or “Father of Waters”) (What did the Missouri earthquakes in 1811 do to the Mississippi River? It ran backward for hours) (Why did the Mormons cross the frozen river in 1846? They were looking for a safe haven.)
Tell students that they will be making a historical timeline of the Mississippi River.
Developmental Experiences: (25 minutes)
(3 minutes) Students will need to be put into groups of five. Each group will be given five different sheets of paper (one for each student). Each piece of paper will have one important historical event that happened with the Mississippi River on it. Historical events at end of this lesson along with correct dates (year)
(3 minutes) Hand out one direction sheet to each group that gives students the directions. Tell the students the directions verbally after each group has gotten the direction sheet. Directions: research your event to find the year (1932) on which the event occurred. Once you find the date of your event, you need to write it on the large piece of butcher paper in the library.
(2 minutes) Bring class to the library where they will be allowed to use multiple resources for their research (computers, encyclopedias, books, magazines, journals, etc.).
(2 minutes) When class arrives at the library, have them sit down and remind them of the library rules and the research guidelines that were given to them last week. Inform them that they will be given 15 minutes to find their information.
(15 minutes) Allow students to quietly research. They can use www.google.com to research their information on the Internet. They can use Encyclopedia’s to research their information from books
Once the 15 minutes is done and the timeline is filled in bring students back to classroom.
(3 minutes) Students will need to be put into groups of five. Each group will be given five different sheets of paper (one for each student). Each piece of paper will have one important historical event that happened with the Mississippi River on it. Historical events at end of this lesson along with correct dates (year)
(3 minutes) Hand out one direction sheet to each group that gives students the directions. Tell the students the directions verbally after each group has gotten the direction sheet. Directions: research your event to find the year (1932) on which the event occurred. Once you find the date of your event, you need to write it on the large piece of butcher paper in the library.
(2 minutes) Bring class to the library where they will be allowed to use multiple resources for their research (computers, encyclopedias, books, magazines, journals, etc.).
(2 minutes) When class arrives at the library, have them sit down and remind them of the library rules and the research guidelines that were given to them last week. Inform them that they will be given 15 minutes to find their information.
(15 minutes) Allow students to quietly research. They can use www.google.com to research their information on the Internet. They can use Encyclopedia’s to research their information from books
Once the 15 minutes is done and the timeline is filled in bring students back to classroom.
Culminating experiences: (5 minutes)
Once all students are back in class and seated, tape the timeline to the front wall of the classroom.
Discuss timeline with classroom, making sure everything is correct. When you get to the following historical events, put the corresponding picture below it. 1823: First steamboat comes up the River to Fort Snelling; stops at Dakota Village site named Hoo-poo-hoo-d oo-ta (later Red Wing). Post two steamboat pictures and picture of steering wheel. 1852: Lumber business starts up in Winona, an assembly point for logs floating down the River, city becomes major logging center. Post two pictures of lumber yard. 1900: Logging declining in Minnesota, River loses importance. Post picture of men.
Assessments used during this lesson:
The completed timeline is the assessment.
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Directions: research your event to find the year (example: 1932) on which the event occurred. Once you find the date of your event, you need to write it on the large piece of butcher paper in the library.
Directions: research your event to find the year (example: 1932) on which the event occurred. Once you find the date of your event, you need to write it on the large piece of butcher paper in the library.
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1492- first Europeans come to North America
1673- Marquette and Joliet record discovery of Upper Mississippi River
1695- Pierre LeSueur in charge of Fort Isle Pel'ee (Prairie Island)
1766- Jonathan Carver, adventurer, visits St. Anthony Falls
1782- smallpox plague, brought from Europe, wipes out entire Native American villages along the Mississippi and throughout Midwest
1805- Lt. Zebulon Pike secures from the Dakota 100,000 acres at the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers for trade goods valued at $200
1819- construction of Fort Coldwater (Fort Snelling) begins
1823- first steamboat comes up the River to Fort Snelling; stops at Dakota village site named Hoo-poo-hoo-d oo-ta (later Red Wing)
1837- U. S. government secures from Native Americans the triangle of land formed by the St. Croix and the Mississippi Rivers
1840- white settlers pour into Minnesota
1848- Franklin Steele opens sawmill at St. Anthony Falls
1849- construction of Fort Gaines, renamed Fort Ripley, begins first Minnesota newspaper, the Minnesota Pioneer, is printed by James Goodhue in St. Paul
1851- treaty signing at Traverse des Sioux and Mendota
1852- lumber business starts up in Winona, an assembly point for logs floating down the River, city becomes major logging center
1855- river ferry links La Crescent with La Crosse, Wisconsin first sawmill commences business in Winona; railroad arrives founding of Hamline University at Red Wing
1856- the Anderson House opens in Wabasha; still operating in 1993
1858- 1068 steamboats arrive in St. Paul, bringing hordes of immigrants Minnesota becomes a state
1864- Legislature approves Lake City as a grain marketing port
1870- Red Wing becomes largest primary wheat market in the world
1880- bridge over River connects Fort Snelling and St. Paul
1884- Army Corps of Engineers construct six dams on the River in Minnesota to stabilize water levels downstream.
1890- tornado capsizes steamboat "Sea Wing" near Red Wing; 98 of 203 drown, including many local residents
1892- wagon toll-bridge operates on River at Winona
1900- logging declining in Minnesota, River loses importance
1938- idea of Great River Road Parkway along Mississippi conceived
1946- Fort Snelling closes as a military post
1988- Congress designates River, from Dayton to Hastings, as the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
1673- Marquette and Joliet record discovery of Upper Mississippi River
1695- Pierre LeSueur in charge of Fort Isle Pel'ee (Prairie Island)
1766- Jonathan Carver, adventurer, visits St. Anthony Falls
1782- smallpox plague, brought from Europe, wipes out entire Native American villages along the Mississippi and throughout Midwest
1805- Lt. Zebulon Pike secures from the Dakota 100,000 acres at the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers for trade goods valued at $200
1819- construction of Fort Coldwater (Fort Snelling) begins
1823- first steamboat comes up the River to Fort Snelling; stops at Dakota village site named Hoo-poo-hoo-d oo-ta (later Red Wing)
1837- U. S. government secures from Native Americans the triangle of land formed by the St. Croix and the Mississippi Rivers
1840- white settlers pour into Minnesota
1848- Franklin Steele opens sawmill at St. Anthony Falls
1849- construction of Fort Gaines, renamed Fort Ripley, begins first Minnesota newspaper, the Minnesota Pioneer, is printed by James Goodhue in St. Paul
1851- treaty signing at Traverse des Sioux and Mendota
1852- lumber business starts up in Winona, an assembly point for logs floating down the River, city becomes major logging center
1855- river ferry links La Crescent with La Crosse, Wisconsin first sawmill commences business in Winona; railroad arrives founding of Hamline University at Red Wing
1856- the Anderson House opens in Wabasha; still operating in 1993
1858- 1068 steamboats arrive in St. Paul, bringing hordes of immigrants Minnesota becomes a state
1864- Legislature approves Lake City as a grain marketing port
1870- Red Wing becomes largest primary wheat market in the world
1880- bridge over River connects Fort Snelling and St. Paul
1884- Army Corps of Engineers construct six dams on the River in Minnesota to stabilize water levels downstream.
1890- tornado capsizes steamboat "Sea Wing" near Red Wing; 98 of 203 drown, including many local residents
1892- wagon toll-bridge operates on River at Winona
1900- logging declining in Minnesota, River loses importance
1938- idea of Great River Road Parkway along Mississippi conceived
1946- Fort Snelling closes as a military post
1988- Congress designates River, from Dayton to Hastings, as the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
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